housing development

noun

: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management

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There are still a lot of workers commuting from Maricopa County to Pinal County employers, but housing development is surging in Maricopa, San Tan Valley, Queen Creek and other Pinal County communities as more people seek to live closer to their employers, Miller said. Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 The pond is to the north of where Pulte plans to build, and is designed to handle runoff from about 20 acres of the housing development, according to Pulte. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Bed count threshold Student housing developments are increasing in size, according to Zachary Westover, associate director of sales and marketing at Up Campus Living, a developer, investor and manager of off-campus student housing and campus-area real estate. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Turner did support some modest housing assistance measures, such as bills helping housing developments for seniors and in rural areas seek low-income housing tax credits. Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for housing development 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing development was in 1939

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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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